India vs West Indies: Pacer Navdeep Saini makes his ODI debut in series-decider
Cricket | December 22, 2019 13:17 IST27-year-old Navdeep Saini made his ODI debut in the final game of the three-match series against West Indies in Cuttack.
27-year-old Navdeep Saini made his ODI debut in the final game of the three-match series against West Indies in Cuttack.
Chasing the target of 316, Indian openers Rohit Sharma (63) and KL Rahul (77) shared a 122-run stand for the opening wicket, followed by Virat Kohli's 85, which laid the foundation of India's four-wicket win over West Indies.
India and West Indies lock horns in the series-decider at Cuttack as both the sides aim to finish 2019 on a high.
Virat Kohli trolled teammate Yuzvendra Chahal after the latter shared a picture with Kieron Pollard on social media.
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The West Indies took the home side by surprise in the opening ODI in Chennai to go one-up in the three-match series. But India, riding an all-round display, came back strongly to restore parity in the second match.
Kohli has amassed 11,524 runs from 241 matches with a stunning average of 69.70. Kallis, on the other hand, has 11579 runs in 328 matches at an average of 44.36.
Both skipper Virat Kohli and his deputy Rohit Sharma stand neck-and-neck at the top of international run charts in 2019 with the latter sitting atop.
Presently on 2379 runs from 46 matches, Rohit stands nine runs away from breaking Sri Lankan legend Sanath Jayasuriya's record tally of 2387 runs from 37 matches amassed in 1997
West Indies showed a lot of promise to go one-up in Chennai but the home team bounced back strongly to post a mammoth 387/5 en route to a series-levelling 107-run victory in Visakhapatnman.
At the Barabati, on the other hand, the Indian star player totals 34 runs -- 3, 22, 1, 8 -- from three ODIs and one T20I, his lowest among all venues in India where he has played at least three matches.
With the rubber currently tied, both the teams will leave no stone unturned to clinch the series and players from both the sides were seen relaxing ahead of the series decider.
The 25-year-old is gradually settling into the critical number four position in a team that has struggled to find one for the longest time.
The 24-year-old will become the 22nd Indian to claim 100 ODI wickets. Kuldeep, who has taken 99 wickets in 54 ODIs, will also become the joint-fastest Indian to claim 100 wickets in the 50-overs format.
After their grueling effort on Wednesday, the hosts arrived in the state capital on Thursday where they were accorded with a traditional welcome. The two teams have got a three-day gap before the series decider to be played in Cuttack on Sunday.
Deepak Chahar felt a mild pain in his lower back during the second ODI and was adviced to rest.
Kieron Pollard said that he has no idea why Virat Kohli is so animated on field and insisted that people ask him the question.
Rohit Sharma, who scored 159 in the second ODI against West Indies, said that it's his responsibility to score as many runs as possible as the senior batsman in the side.
Kuldeep Yadav became the first Indian to take two international hat-tricks during the second ODI at Vizag.
Rohit Sharma captivated with his languid brilliance in the company of an equally graceful KL Rahul before Kuldeep Yadav topped it up with a hat-trick in India's series-levelling 107-run victory against the West Indies in second ODI.
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